[SOLVED] i5 6600 bottlenecking 2070

[stewartkellchapman]

I recently put a 2070 gpu into my system and I am wondering if my cpu is bottle necking my gpu. My cpu is an i5 6600 non k. I am looking at upgrading to a ryzen 5 2600. Would this be the right move?

 

[feelinfroggy777]

In some CPU heavy games, the 6600 will hold back the 2070. In games that are not CPU heavy, then it wont.

While I like the 2600 and it is a good CPU, in your case I would not go for it. I would look for a used 6700/7700. If you have a "z" board, then you can go for a "k" CPU, if not then I would go with the non "k" chip.

They will have enough threads for CPU heavy games and have better single threaded performance than a 2600. You will also not need a new mobo as they will drop into your current board. If you go for a 7th gen CPU, you will need a bios update, but that is pretty straight forward.

 

[retricav]

Play on 4K with DSR and wait for AMD 3000 series.

 

[krzyimprt]

I recently put a 2070 gpu into my system and I am wondering if my cpu is bottle necking my gpu. My cpu is an i5 6600 non k. I am looking at upgrading to a ryzen 5 2600. Would this be the right move?

Update the bios and upgrade to an i7-7700k